Before the Wave
What is Pebble Island.
Upon hearing that Coral and her parents were missing, Isa accidentally did this with her coffee.
What is dropping her cup of coffee?
This beverage from the survival kit kept Coral hydrated immediately after the tidal wave.
What is boxed water?
Coral discovered gifts left outside her cave by this type of animal.
What is a dog?
Coral used a pile of debris to create this signal on the beach.
What is an SOS sign?
In their hometown, Coral and Isa are referred to by this nickname.
What is the Star Sisters?
Isa kept this item in her back pocket as a reminder of Coral.
What is Coral's last postcard.
While stranded, Coral recalls watching her father carve pumpkins and adapts that skill to open this tropical fruit for food and water.
What is a coconut?
Bambi helped Coral discover this life-saving resource on the island.
What is fresh water?
Coral finds this item of her mother's on the beach.
What is a flip flop?
Isa has a job at which local business?
What is the Sunshine Deli and Bakery?
Isa purchased 25 of these at Main Street Stationary.
What are postcards?
Coral became seriously sick after eating this type of meat that had not been cooked.
What is raw meat?
While protecting Coral, Bambi suffered this painful injury.
What is a snake bite?
During the storm, Coral follows her father's emergency preparedness advice by heading to this safer location away from flooding and dangerous waves.
What is high ground?
Coral was willing to wake up early for this breakfast special?
What are freshly baked croissants?
Isa's mother invited these two relatives to spend the summer and help at Sunshine Deli.
Who are Jo and Ada?
While Coral is feverishly sick, she has this memory of her father teaching her this survival skill.
What is making a fire?
Coral refused to let Bambi eat these leftovers from a fish.
What are fish guts?
Coral escaped the island in this small boat before being rescued.
What is a dinghy?
This storytelling technique is used in the book as the story alternates between the perspectives of Is and Coral.
What is a dual narrative?
What snack did Myrtle say she had that Coral would really like?
Chocolate Covered Blueberries
Coral discovers and uses what item from the abandoned village?
What is a fishing net?
After her father's death, Ada used this activity to work through her grief and later recommends it to Isa to cope with her feelings about her cousin's disappearance.
What is writing a letter to a loved one?
Isa and her mother traveled to this country to reunite with Coral.
What is Bali?